N’Delta govs have knowledge of 80% stolen crude oil – Presidential Candidate
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Presidential Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has alleged that over 80% of the country’s stolen crude oil is carried out with the knowledge of Niger Delta governors.
Adebayo lamented the development and its impact on the nation’s finances and economy, adding that the SDP was determined to put an end to the epidemic, which he described as a nightmare for the oil-rich region.
Adebayo told reporters after commissioning the SDP campaign headquarters in Warri that the country’s emancipation must begin with the region.
He said, “As I speak to you, there are people stealing billions of dollars’ worth of oil,” Adebayo stated, flanked by the party’s gubernatorial candidate in the state, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi. I am not referring to past injustices, but to ongoing robbery.
“I’ve been screaming for the past five months that 80 percent of our crude oil is being stolen.” Why am I yelling? I’m shouting because that is the money that could build a Dubai out of every city in Nigeria that is being stolen by the government elected into office, and it is being stolen with the complicity and silence of the governors from the Niger Delta who go to the Federal Executive Council and the Federal Allocation Committee and come back to tell you that the NNPC has no money but the governors have wads of dollars in their offices.
“So, they are stealing the wealth, robbing the poor. So, what kind of justice are you talking about:? As l am talking, if the Nigerian government wants to stop $4.4 billion from being stolen this month, it can take the decision now.”
